Lot Essay
See C. Dumortier, Céramique de la Renaissance à Anvers, Bruxelles, 2002, pp. 163-203 for illustrations of closely related Antwerp maiolica tiles.
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CIRCA 1540, ATTRIBUTED TO MASSEOT ABAQUESNE WORKSHOP, ROUEN
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Four rare 'Château d'Ecouen' polychrome floor tiles
CIRCA 1540, ATTRIBUTED TO MASSEOT ABAQUESNE WORKSHOP, ROUEN
Inspired by engravings from the Fontainebleau mannerist school, comprising: one depicting a lizard seated on an apple, further with a butterfly; one lozenge with a grotesque male mascaroon; one lozenge with an apple; one fragment with two storks depicting the Montmorency coat-of-arms (4)
CIRCA 1540, ATTRIBUTED TO MASSEOT ABAQUESNE WORKSHOP, ROUEN
Inspired by engravings from the Fontainebleau mannerist school, comprising: one depicting a lizard seated on an apple, further with a butterfly; one lozenge with a grotesque male mascaroon; one lozenge with an apple; one fragment with two storks depicting the Montmorency coat-of-arms (4)
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